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Reconstructing History

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Date: 2014-08-23 18:28:25
Blog: JOIDES Resolution blogs
URL: http://joidesresolution.org/node/3735

Summary:

When you consider how much magmatic activity occurred in the Izu-Bonin-Mariana fore arc, the core from which we intend to gain so much historical geologic information may seem disproportionately small in comparison.  We collect cores no bigger than 60-62 mm (less than 2.5 inches) in diameter, which provide a very limited, but representative, view of the surrounding rock.  read more

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Geographic context:

LocationCountryLatitudeLongitude
Izu-shiJP34.9213138.911

Keywords:

comparison., core, cores, diameter, historical geologic information, History, inches, Izu-Bonin-Mariana fore arc, magmatic activity, mm, representative, Structural Geology, view

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